Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am afraid I do not have answers to all the Deputy's questions but I will let the Minister for Finance know that the matter was brought up today. We will see if we can come back to him with some more details. It has taken longer than anticipated to recruit the new board. We hope the board can make inroads into the backlog over the next couple of months. As the Deputy said, there are three different schemes.

The disabled drivers scheme has been reviewed, and we are waiting for the publication of the national disability inclusion strategy, NDIS, before deciding what steps should be taken next. The Department of Finance recognises that the scheme is no longer fit for purpose and is not in line with best international practice. We want to make sure there is a new scheme that works for people.

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